Before we can understand the reasons why William St Clair built the Rosslyn Chapel on this particular site in 1446, and lavished so much care on its structure and decoration, we must first look further afield. In medieval times, Rosslyn ...
With thanks to Pat and Charlie Napier , Robert and Lindsey Brydon , Gordon Strachan , Anna Munro , Julia Fowler for Latin translations , Henry Lincoln and in memory of Jay Lincoln , John and Joy Millar of the Saunière Society , and Rat ...
If the morale and strategy of the foe failed, as at Solway Moss, the light horse could harry the legions and the schiltrons and the heavy knights into the wet ground. That was the military lesson of this frontier over the four hundred ...
By 1931 popular devotion to Margaret Sinclair was such that Archbishop Andrew J. McDonald instituted an 'informative process' of investigation, involving indepth interviews with people who had known her and could vouch for her lifestyle ...
Some of the works produced at Rosslyn are known to have originated at Anjou and by investing in both the translation and the reproduction of important manuscripts , Rosslyn performed the same function that the Anjou family played in ...
The south front of Rosslyn Chapel The west front of Rosslyn Chapel The eastern aisle of Rosslyn Chapel The north aisle of Rosslyn Chapel Rosslyn Chapel from the east Rosslyn Chapel from the south Robert Burns and Alexander Nasmyth below ...
... it was the northwestern frontier of the Roman Empire. It ran for 60km from modern Old Kilpatrick on.
This book reveals the truth, and looks beyond the conspiracy theories and Grail rumours.Ever since its creation in the mid fifteenth century, Rosslyn Chapel has cast a mesmerising spell over...
The first book to explore the significance of seven pre-Christian sites, which formed the route of a pilgrimage taken by the Druids, the Knights Templar and Christian mystics in their search for ultimate enlightenment.
Rosslyn — A History of the Guilds, the Masons and the Rosy Cross, Robert Brydon (1994), Friends of Rosslyn, Edinburgh. Rosslyn and the Western Mystery Tradition, Robert Brydon (2003), Ross Publishing, East Kilbride.
This book evaluates the artistry of both the exterior and interior of Rosslyn Chapel in light of that geometry. The magnificent masonry and structural design of the Rosslyn Chapel are carefully assessed for clues.